85th Annual New York Mandolin Orchestra Spring Concert

By Mandolin Cafe
May 16, 2009 - 10:30 pm

New York, N.Y. — The New York Mandolin Orchestra will hold their 85th annual spring concert on Sunday, June 7, 2009 at 2:00 p.m. at the Church at the Ascension, 221 West 107th Street (between Amsterdam Ave and Broadway) in Manhattan, New York.

Tickets are $10 for general admission and $5 for seniors and students. Children under 14 are admitted free.

Jeffrey Ellenberger will conduct the orchestra in a program of familiar Music by J.S. Bach, Scott Joplin, Beethoven, John Lennon and Paul McCartney, Mozart, Duke Ellington, and others. The orchestra will be joined by guest violinist, Beryl Chang.

Formed in 1924, The New York Mandolin Orchestra is the only classical mandolin orchestra that has played continuously in this area for the past 85 Years and one of the oldest in the US. Being community based, the orchestra performs in hospitals, nursing homes and rehabilitation centers, neighborhood centers, and small theatres.

For more information, please visit the orchestra's website or contact their public relations officer, Irene Roberts at (212) 534-4440.

Click map pin for driving directions to the 85th Annual New York Mandolin Orchestra Spring Concert, Church at the Ascension at 221 West 107th Street, New York, New York.